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June 18, 2020

In Collaboration With:

Susta inable Supply Chain Solut ions

OPTIMIZING YOUR ACCESS TOEUROPEAN MARKETS

presents

Agenda & Speakers

Introduction + Welcome to Webinar

Amy Chin, Managing Director | Tempus, Inc.

Laura Periera, Investment Director | Flanders Investment & Trade

Filip Vandenbussche, NA Representative | Antwerp Port Authority

Dr. John Min, Chief Economist | Tempus, Inc.

Johan Grutman, Director Business Development | Smart Port Limburg

Macroeconomic Overview: When Demand Will Return + Projected Economic Recovery

Introduction to overall logistics landscape and overview of Flanders Investment & Trade

Building a cost-efficient supply chain in Europe and overview on Smart Port & digital strategy

Best practices of supply chain operations by US companies in Europe and Synchromodal logistics solutions

Macroeconomic Overview When Demand Will Return & Expected Recovery

Presented byDr. John Min, Chief Economist, Tempus

Recession

Recovery

Good News

Equity

Debate

21M / 158M = 13.3%

Note

21M + 5M / 158M = 16.4%

21M + 4M + 4M / 158M = > 18.3%

(18.3% – 3.5%) * 2 = - 29.6%

Real Time

Working Hours

Rail Traffic

Recovery

Recovery

Recovery

Recovery

Assumptions

Recovery

Trade

Trade

Import

Export

Recovery

Flanders and its essential assets for building your sustainable supply chain in Europe

June 18, 10am ET

Agenda & speakers

▪ Introduction to the logistics landscape in Flanders

▪ Overview of Flanders Investment & Trade

▪ Building a cost-efficient supply chain in Europe

▪ Smart Port & digital strategy

▪ Best practices of European distribution centers of US companies

▪ Synchromodal logistics solutions

Laura Pereira, Investment Director at Flanders Investment & Trade

Filip Vandenbussche, Representative of the Antwerp Port Authority in North America

Johan Grutman, Director Business Development at Smart Port Limburg

In Flanders60% of Europe’s

purchasing power is within a 300 miles

reach

Welcome to the capital of Europe

Port of Antwerp is the second largest petrochemical cluster in the world

Port of Zeebrugge is the largest car handling hub in the in the world

Flanders is the preferred location for European distribution activities

Our global network of offices brings Flanders closer to you

We offer resources to companies to do business with and in Flanders

Our global network of offices brings Flanders closer to you

We offer resources to companies to do business with and in Flanders

Flanders Investment & Trade isyour partner in global business

Flanders Investment & Trade isyour partner in global business

▪ Connect companies all over the world with suppliers of products and services in Flanders.

▪ We facilitate investment projects in Flanders providing free expert advice on legal, tax, incentives, HR and site selection.

▪ Virtually meet with different stakeholders in Flanders:▪ Legal and tax experts▪ Potential partners ▪ VC’s

▪ Virtual tours of facilities and greenfield sites.

Port of Antwerp the European Gateway

to & from North America

Filip Vandenbussche

North America Business Development

Agenda

➢ Intro to the Port of Antwerp

➢ Which supply chain componentsare key to your success?

➢ Post-COVID-19 : Outlooksome thoughts..

Take-Home Message, the Common Thread in this presentation: REALIZING UNIQUE SYNERGIES

Maritime Connectivity &

Port Operations

Value Added Services

Intermodal Connectivity:

Rail, Barge, Truck, Short Sea

and Last Mile Partners

Maritime Connectivity & Port Operations, Value Added Services & Intermodal

Connectivity ARE SEAMLESS INTEGRATED

Port of Antwerp, the European Gateway

Port of Antwerp, the European Gateway

The Top 15 European Ports with respect to containerized cargo flows

Just to put the numbers in some perspective…in 2019

➢ 14,391 arriving sea vessels of which 4,600 container vessels = 138 Million ton containerized cargo

➢ This is 40 sea vessels/day (7 days a week)

➢ 56.585 arrivals of inland barges

The USA, our #1 trading partner: 24.5 Million ton

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Goods and services 2019 Export to Belgium Imports from Belgium

USA Trade surplus of 15.4 Billion $ 40.4 Billion $ 24.9 Billion $

+8.2% compared to 2018 +11.1%

Goods only

USA Trade surplus of 14.6 Billion which

is the 5th largest American trade surplus

.

34.8 Billion $ 20.2 Billion $

Source: bureau of economic analysis

Agenda

➢ Intro to the Port of Antwerp

➢ Which supply chain componentsare key to your success?

A supply chaintailored to your needs!

➢ Post-COVID-19 : Outlooksome thoughts..

A supply chaintailored to your needs

1. A truly global port

2. Importance of a reliable and efficient European connectivity

3. Customs procedures

4. Service providers at the Port and at Inland Terminals

Port of Antwerp A Global Port with a huge HUB & SPOKE network just like a big airport

478

Antwerp

147

78 91

88 27 100

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20% of our global container volume is with North America.

WEEKLY PORT CALLS

Maritime connectivity: first & last port of call (cash-flow) advantage

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Port of Antwerp is of the 10 loops USA<> Europe✓ 5 times 1st port of call and ✓ 2 times last port of call.Rotterdam has less loops to and from the US and less first or last Port of call options.

Multimodal Connectivity with European hinterland and inland terminals is an essential part of a successful supply chain

Rail

Road

Barge

Short Sea

A supply chaintailored for your success

1. A truly global port

2. Importance of a reliable and efficient European connectivity

3. Customs procedures: the cash-flow advantage

4. Service providers at the Port and at Inland Terminals

Customs

Fast and efficient pre-clearing processCustoms clearance before arrival at the port

Port of Antwerp,a few customs clearance options: cash-flow optimization

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Fiscal representation Transit procedure Bonded Customs Warehouse

No need for VAT pre-financing by your company at time of import (this is a unique Belgian concept)

Deferral of customs clearance to the final destination.

Avoid pre-financing of customs duties and VAT. Customs duties and VAT to be deferred to the time of delivery/sales of the goods

In case of delivery within Belgium:VAT becomes an accounting transaction for your next VAT declaration. For delivery within Europe but outside Belgium:VAT will be deferred to the VAT account of the receiving party.

Goods can be transported from the port to a location in the European hinterland under customs supervision with Transit document.Upon arrival at the location in the hinterland:Options: After Customs declaration:✓ Free circulation of the goods✓ Bonded customs warehouse✓ Inward processing

Goods can be exchanged between ‘bonded warehouses’ in Antwerp and the European hinterland.• Storage unlimited in timeFast:• Fully electronic process• Physical stop at customs is not required.For whomInternational shippers, traders and distributors looking for flexible storage of goods.Especially when the final destination of the goods is not known yet.

Port of Antwerp,a few customs clearance options: cash-flow optimization

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Inward Processingcost-efficiency in the logistics chain

Extended Gatecost-efficiency through saving time

Raw materials, semi-finished products or components for the EU-market can be processed into a finished product under suspension of customs duties.

Goods for re-export can be repaired, processed or assembled under suspension of VAT or customs duties.

This procedure enables companies to defer all customs formalities to an inland terminal or warehouse of the consignee.

For whom:International shippers and producers looking for repairing, processing or assembling possibilities

In this way, your goods in the port can immediately be transhipped to a train or barge without being hindered by borders, formalities, inspections or other operational obstacles.

More info at Port of Antwerp customs options

A supply chaintailored for your success

1. A truly global port

2. Importance of a reliable and efficient European connectivity

3. Customs procedures

4. Service providers at the Port and at Inland Terminals

Antwerp: Perishables &

Pharma Hub

What do e-shoppers expect today?

www.portofantwerp.com/en/e-commerce

Antwerp: Perishables & Pharma HubPort of Antwerp: Perishables & Pharma Hub

www.portofantwerp.com/en/perishable-goods

Agenda

➢ Intro to the Port of Antwerp

➢ Which supply chain componentsare key to your success?

➢ Post-COVID-19 : Outlooksome thoughts..

COVID-19 : the bottom-line

Risk analysis in the supply chain will prevail resulting in:

• Globalization under scrutiny

• Reshoring and near-shoring of activities

• “Just-in-time” combined with a “just in case we need an item now”. So combination of a regional back-up distribution and just-in-time

• All this heavily supported by digitalization for more visibility, transparency and efficiencies

• Growing e-commerce business and last mile operators (fulfilment)

• Back-up distribution centers instead of one European master location.

• Risk analysis: what if trucking borders are congested or closed due to disaster or pandemic? Increased modal shift. More barges and rail. Port of Antwerp is the leader in this.

• Data sharing and more data sharing: please have a look at our data sharing platform NxtPort. www.nxtport.com

Johan Grutman – Business Development Manager Smart Logistics, Locate in Limburg VZW

Tempus Webinar , June 18th 2020

www.locateinlimburg.com - johan.grutman@locateinlimburg .com

Unique Geolocation:

Natural hinterland of main European gateways (sea/air)

Central location amidst major European consumer markets

Quadrimodal connectivity (road, rail, water, air)

Affordable prime logistics real estate

Availability of skilled workforce at competitive cost

Innovation cluster with strong logistics DNA

Government supported business environment

Smart Port Limburg: Top European Logistics hotspot

UKGermany

France

NL

Located between Europe’s 3 most important consumer markets(UK, Germany, France)

Highest population density in Europe: 60% of EU purchasing power lies within 600 km

Direct access to 740 million affluent potential customers

500 km170 million consumers

2000 km740 million consumers

1000 km244 million consumers

UK

France

Smart Port Limburg:

Central location amidts major consumer markets

Germany

Most European destinations can be reached within one to three days transit time with regular road transport and parcel service

Express networks provide same day or next day delivery service across the European continent

Direct access to European hubs of integrators and national postal networks

500 km170 million consumers1 DAY

2000 km740 million consumers3 DAYS

1000 km244 million consumers2 DAYS

Smart Port Limburg: Connectivity

Smart Port Limburg: Our Ecosystem

Nike European Logistics Centre (Laakdal – Ham)

Stanley Black & Decker (Tessenderlo)

Global Supply Chains: Challenges + Impact

Ongoing globalization: Dependency on foreign production Higher demand for logistics activities

Geopolitics: protectionism, trade wars,…

Global Warming - Sustainability (e.g. low water river Rhine, NOx regulation NL, …)

Pandemics (COVID-19,…)

Brexit

…

! Global supply chains are fragile/under pressure!!

Global Supply Chains: Future Outlook

Focus on supply chain security vs.cost

More safety stocks Reshoring/nearshoringRisk Management

Focus on efficiency/sustainabilityLess human interaction – digitizationMore need for transparency – digitizationHigher speed of transactions – digitizationAcceleration modal shift towards rail & bargeAlternative energy sources (H2, solar, wind,…)

Just-in-case vs.just-in-time/ FOMO vs. FOGO:Boom e-commerce activitiesMore demand for XXL-warehouses (>40,000sqm)

! Smart Port Limburg provides solutions!!

Transportation via bargeProvides opportunities for bundling/cost reductionIs very reliable (fixed departures/arrivals) and congestion-freeAllows optimization of pre-/oncarriage by truck

Albert Canal: state-of-the-art infrastructure: European corridor: Class VI Waterway (up to 18,000 tons)No risk of low water levels Terminals in Meerhout, Beringen, Tessenderlo and Genk

Smart Port Limburg: Quadrimodal connectivity

Transportation via inland waterways (barge)

Smart Port Limburg: Quadrimodal connectivity

Transportation via inland waterways (barge)

1 to 3-day leadtime to most European destinations via regular road transport

Smrt Port Limburg: Unique Geo-location

Hull

Tilbury

Poznan

Milan

Trieste Curtici

Istanbul

Mersin

Patras

Bari

Brest

RAIL CONNECTION

INTERMODAL HUBS

SHORT SEA NETWORK

Rzepin

Budapest

Barcelona

Tarragona

Hendaye

Madrid

Porto

Sevilla

Valencia

Vigo

Murcia

Basel

Ploiesti

Oradea

Pila

Vilnius

Napoli

Rome

Krakow

Warsaw

Zeebrugge

Rotterdam

Smart Port Limburg: Quadrimodal connectivity

Transportation via RAIL

Izmir

AntwerpDuisburg

Liverpool

Dublin

Cork

Portbury

Smrt Port Limburg: Logistics DNA

Belgium occupies 3rd place in Logistics Performance Index 2019 (World Bank)

One of the most desirable locations for logistics in Europe (Prologis 2018)

Direct access to highly skilled workforce:

Numerous logistics training and educations centres – government supportUniversity CollegesUniversities

Strong focus on innovation – government support

Multicultural environment (157 nationalities: IT, TR, MA, PL, …)

Strong language skills (Dutch, English, French and German)

One of the highest productivity rates in the world

Availability: unemployment rate (6,5%)

Cost of labor 10% lower then in the rest of Flanders

Smrt Port Limburg: Logistics Service Providers

WAREHOUSING

Reception

Picking

Packing

Shipping

VALUE ADDED SERVICES

Sampling

(Re-)labeling

Drumming/ filling

Container yard & heating

Kitting / assembling

(De)bagging

TRANSPORTATION

Express

Groupage / LTL/ FTL

FTL

Exceptional

Multimodal

Secured

Temperature controlled

FORWARDING & CUSTOMS

Global connectivity

Door to door service

Air & seafreight

Customs brokerage

Bonded warehousingFiscal representation

Permits - licenses

Smart Port Limburg: Prime Industrial Real Estate

Smart Port Limburg: Prime Industrial Real Estate

10 state-of-the-art logistics business parks

Greenfield and brownfield projects

500 ha land available in large plots of 5, 10 or 20 ha

Suitable for XXL-warehouses

Average selling prices between EUR 35 – EUR 55 per sqm

Smart Port Limburg: Prime Industrial Real Estate

Dr. John MinChief Economist

Tempus, Inc.212.785.5534 x153jmin@tempusfx.com

Amy ChinManaging Director

Tempus, Inc.212.897.2823

achin@tempusfx.com

Filip VandenbusscheNorth America Representative Antwerp

Port Authority832.403.1343

Filip.vandenbussche@portofantwerp.com

Director Business DevelopmentSmart Port Limburg

+ 32 (0) 475 30 76 75Johan.grutman@locateinlimburg.com

Johan GrutmanLaura PereiraInvestment Director Flanders

Investment & Trade646.397.0004

Laura.pereira@fitagency.com

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